Bet On Yourself: The House Wins

BG and Austen are back and they brought receipts. This episode covers the full spectrum — from what's happening right now in the NHL playoffs to whether the greatest player who ever laced up skates would even crack a roster today.First, they break down the postseason landscape: who's built for a deep run, who's running out of time, and which injuries are quietly deciding this thing before we even get to the conference finals. Then it's a pivot to the global game — a full IIHF World Championship recap with Team USA's rollercoaster performance, and why the tournament still matters even with playoff hockey running in the background.From there, BG and Austen go deep on the draft — how teams should actually be building, what the analytics say versus what scouts still trust, and which prospects deserve more buzz heading into June.Then the big one. Wayne Gretzky. Would the Great One dominate in today's NHL — faster, bigger, more defensively structured than anything he ever faced? Or is elite talent so rare and so transcendent that it doesn't matter what era you drop it in? BG and Austen don't agree, and they don't hold back.